Although virtually nothing in the Premier League is decided by Easter, Leicester City's relegation seemed only a matter of time in March 2015, having amassed only four wins and 19 points from their first 29 Premier League games.
The most frustrating part for their fans was that they weren't witnessing a side worthy of this poor return; Leicester had generally played to a decent standard throughout the season and had faced little in the way of embarrassing defeats, instead merely being undone by fatal errors at crucial points in matches.
Whilst this may have served as encouragement to the fans and the team, the fact of the matter is that they were running out of time. Luck is needed for any side in football, particularly those battling against the drop, and Leicester City were luckless.
As the international break came to a close and the Premier League fixtures returned, Leicester faced a visit from West Ham, in an absolute must win game. It seemed to be the same old story for Leicester as Esteban Cambiasso's great finish was pegged back.
With the clock ticking and their season slipping away, substitute Andy King managed to poke home following a scramble in the box with just five minutes to go and the Foxes held on for the win, and the goal that finally meant that a bit of luck had gone their way.
It would prove to be arguably the most important goal in their recent history. Six wins followed from their next eight, gaining more points in that short space of time than they had done for the entire season. Having made the astonishing leap from 19 to 41 points in a matter of weeks, the Foxes were safe and had pulled off the defining great escape in Premier League history.
Fast forward one year, and one of the most amazing seasons English football has ever produced has resulted in almost that very same Leicester side winning their first top flight title, from staggering pre-season odds of 5000/1.
Whilst an apparent backroom crisis last summer resulted in a bitter end to Niger Pearson's managerial reign and the hiring of Claudio Ranieri, the most crucial achievement for the club was that whilst the manager changed, the form didn't.
One area of particular significance in their unprecedented title charge has been the sublime midfield partnership of Danny Drinkwater and N'Golo Kante, one that kept both King and new signing Gokhan Inler out of the starting lineup.
Even in the daunting challenge of having to try and step up to the quality of this midfield, Andy King simply kept his head down and worked hard, embodying both the spirit of the team and the nature of their entire season. This effort meant that King would still have a part to play in the rest of the season, and the fact that he managed to both move and stay above Inler in the pecking order speaks volumes of his effort and commitment.
The majority of praise then had been reserved for the sublime Riyad Mahrez, and, above all else, the clinical Jamie Vardy. The 'Vardrez' as they have come to be known affectionately have been the goal-scoring and creative forces behind this incredible Leicester season, and the praise is no doubt justified.
However, in the dazzling light of Vardy's record breaking goal streak many have come to see him as the embodiment of Leicester's impossible dream, the man who went from non league Fleetwood to Premier League record breaker in under four years and who is now scoring goals for England.
Despite stealing all the headlines, Vardy's rise is perhaps superseded by King's. Whilst King had no humble non-league origins, his status as both an academy graduate and the club's longest serving player, as well as his unique achievement of having won the league title in the top three tiers in English football with the same club is just as remarkable.
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Although much less noticed. There is do doubt therefore that he can stake his claim to be both the embodiment of Leicester city football club in this wonderful season, as well as the symbol of their meteoric rise.
The Welshman's aforementioned hard work would come to the fore on the biggest day of all. With Leicester having won the title following Tottenham's collapse, the ultimate day for Leicester in front of their own fans came on Saturday the 7th of May, inside a truly electric King Power stadium.
There, Andy King's superb close range finish, sandwiched between a Vardy double, secured a fitting win over Everton. Suddenly with that goal King's name had come back into the fans attention, almost exactly a year and a month after he sunk West Ham at the other end of the stadium, and of course the other end of the table.
How poignant that the man who secured the first step on the road to top flight survival should then play a part in taking the final step to the pinnacle of the dream.
Every single player in the Leicester starting XI then has been commended endlessly for their achievement, from the under the radar hard grafters such as Marc Albrighton and Danny Simpson to the headline stealers of Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy, particularly the latter as a result of his fairy-tale ascent.
Regardless, the man central to these achievements who should be praised just as much as these is the loyal, committed and tireless Andy King. Positively overlooked in the public eye this season, perhaps his upcoming European experience with Wales could give him an opportunity to change that.